The next day, Zhang An's family prepared to kill the New Year pig.
Although they are said to be New Year pigs, most of them are actually sold to villagers.
After everyone divided the money yesterday, a lot more people came to Zhang An's house to order meat.
First, they want to eat good food because they have money.
The second is that they don’t want to go all the way to the town to buy it. It would be much more convenient for the Zhang An family to kill them and buy it directly.
Zhang An did some statistics and estimated that he would have to kill two native pigs to get enough points, and these were not his own.
Finally, Zhang An thought for a while and decided to kill the native pig and sell it to everyone. Finally, he would just kill a wild boar to celebrate the New Year at home.
Before it snowed a few days ago, someone came to my house to sell pigs.
The native pig Zhang An's family didn't want to sell it at first, but thought of killing it themselves.
But in the end, I didn't expect that the wild boar weighing more than 200 kilograms was attracted by the pig dealer, and five wild boars were finally sold.
Wang Fang received more than two thousand yuan from the pig dealer at one time, which made her happy all day long.
Although she has been struggling to collect money every day during this period, she usually receives only a few yuan or dozens of yuan.
I collected more than 2,000 yuan this time, which is definitely different from usual feelings.
Today, there are other people in the village who are killing pigs. In the past, a pig butcher alone would definitely not be able to escape.
The pig butcher's name is Lin Youde, and this year he accepted an apprentice, who is also from the village.
In the past, if he was the only one in the village, everyone would call him "Pig Butcher" and everyone would know who he was.
But it doesn't work anymore. After Lin Youde had an apprentice, there were two pig butchers in the village.
From now on, everyone can't shout like "Pig Butcher", because who knows who you are calling.
Lin Youde has been taking care of this apprentice for more than half a year, and it's time for him to go out and help others kill pigs.
Because when he was an apprentice, even though Lin Youde asked him to kill pigs, the money he received in the end was still Lin Youde's.
The apprentice will not get a penny, this is the old rule.
So today Lin Youde came to help Zhang An's family kill pigs, while his apprentice went to help someone else's family.
In this way, when his apprentice killed the pig himself, the money he received was his own, and he did not need to give it to Lin Youde.
Lin Youde didn't ask his apprentice to help Zhang An's family kill him.
He is a trumpet who just came out of Novice Village, and he can't handle the bosses of Zhang An's family.
As soon as the first pig was killed, Chen Ze and others arrived.
He had heard from Li Hongbin a few days ago that Zhang An's family was going to kill the New Year pig today.
They had never seen this battle before, so they called Zhang An last night and told him that they were coming over to play today.
Originally, he wanted to come alone, but Chen Ning found out.
Finally, Chen Ning also came over, and she even called Su Ying to join her.
The last time I met Su Ying at school, I heard her calling Chen Ze and Brother Ze.
After Zhang An inquired further, he found out that Su Ying's sister was Chen Ze's sister-in-law.
So they are still relatively close relatives.
"Wow, there are so many people."
As soon as Chen Ning entered the courtyard, she found that it was crowded with people.
The last time they came here, they had never seen so many people at Zhang An's house.
But actually Zhang An's family didn't invite so many people today.
Some of these people are here to help, and some are here to buy meat.
If everyone comes to help kill pigs, this will become a feast.
"When did Xiaoying and Ningning come over?"
As soon as Wang Fang heard Su Ying talking to Chen Ning, she came out of the room to take a look.
"Auntie, we just arrived."
The two girls greeted Wang Fang with a smile.
Wang Fang still had to work at home. After talking to the two girls for a while, she returned to the kitchen.
Zhang An also vaguely heard coming from the kitchen. Several maids were asking which of the two girls was Zhang An's lover.
It’s true that gossip is everywhere.
Soon the first pig that was killed was sold out.
Those who had bought the meat gave Zhang Jianguo the money and then went home carrying the pork on their backs.
It's not that Zhang An's family doesn't welcome guests, it's mainly because there are too many people.
If everyone stays, it will be a feast.
"The water is ready."
At this time, the water in the big iron pot was boiling, and Huang Erye shouted.
Now that everyone has almost rested, it's time to kill the second pig.
Hearing Mr. Huang's slogan, Zhang Jianguo drove the second native pig out of the pig pen.
The people holding the pig gathered around, lifted the pig to the chopping board and held it down.
This was their first time watching a pig being slaughtered. Just like Li Yao last year, he looked like a curious baby.
"Wow, Zhang An, why is your pig so black and so big?"
The two of them had never seen a black pig before. They only knew that there were white pigs.
"Auntie, you are so stupid. This is a native pig, so of course it is black."
Before Zhang An could say anything, Li Yao next to him began to despise them.
In Li Yao's opinion, these two aunts are so old, but they don't know as much as he does.
But as soon as he said this, Zhou Lan pulled him over to educate him.
"This is our local black pig. It's just that the skin is black. After it is killed, it will turn into white when you shave it."
Zhang An stood nearby and explained it to everyone.
Zhang An looked at Chen Ze next to him eager to try, because he saw Li Hongbin pressing the pig beside the desk, and he felt a little itchy in his heart.
"Old Chen, do you also want to press the pig?"
"I haven't pressed it, will it hold me back?"
"It's okay. There are so many people here, and it can't turn over water. As long as you don't mind getting dirty, go ahead."
When Zhang An saw Chen Ze, he still wanted to go. He handed him the apron and sleeves to tie up and asked him to follow.
Zhang An's pigs are raised in dry confinement, so they don't have a strong smell.
It is much cleaner than pigs raised in wet pens.
Seeing that Lin Youde was about to use the knife, Zhang An pulled Su Ying and Chen Ning aside so that they could not see where the knife would be used.
The two of them had never seen a pig slaughtered before, so they would not be afraid of the blood later.
Sure enough, even though she was standing behind him, when Lin Youde used the knife, Chen Ning was so frightened that she ran to stand behind Zhang An.
Even Su Ying turned her head to one side and did not dare to open her eyes.
Especially when the big fat pig screamed when it was stabbed with a knife, the two of them plugged their ears.
Because Zhang An's pig was relatively big, when Lin Youde stabbed it in with a knife, he stabbed it back and forth twice.
This is the experience I gained when I killed a pig just now.
Because Zhang An's pigs are too fat, the meat on their necks is thicker.
Lin Youde's butcher's knife was a short knife, so when he stabbed it in, it didn't go all the way.
So when the first pig was killed just now, the person who slaughtered the pig suffered a lot.
This time it went more smoothly, and now the pig is completely dead.
It took more than an hour to finally finish handling the second pig.
It was almost eleven o'clock at this time, and Zhang An's family still had a pig that had not been killed.
When Huang Erye was killing the pig, he quickly boiled the water and then continued to kill the third pig.
"Hey, it seems that Zhang An's pig-killing rice is not delicious either."
Everyone who came to help was joking, but in fact they all had smiles on their faces.
"Hahaha, if you want to have a good meal, you must put in some effort."
This pig divides the meat very quickly, because for those who want less, that end of the pig has already been divided.
After this one was killed, this family wanted dozens of kilograms, and that family wanted dozens of kilograms, and the meat was quickly divided.
"Zhang An, do you want to continue killing pigs?"
Su Ying had some doubts when she heard everyone said that one of them had to be killed.
Don't people in this country kill several pigs for the New Year? This is too much.
"Yes, I have to kill another one because more people in the village come to my house to buy meat this year. The two pigs I just killed are just enough for everyone to share, so the pig I will kill later is just for my family to eat."
"So that's it. I thought your family would have to kill several pigs to have enough food."
At this time, Su Ying and Chen Ning also understood that the New Year pigs killed at home were not only for their own consumption, but could also be sold to others.
Of course, this can only be done now, but not in the future.
If someone reports you and you have to pay a fine of hundreds of thousands, then you will be screwed.
"Hey, why isn't this pig black? How many colors of pigs do your family raise? Zhang An"
Seeing that this end was different from the other one, Chen Ning asked again.
"This is a wild boar, that's why it looks like this."
"Ah, don't wild boars live in the mountains? You didn't go to the mountains to catch them and kill them, right?"
"Of course not. This wild boar is a wild boar cub I met in the mountains before. I brought it home to raise."
"Oh, that's right." Chen Ning looked like that, and then said, "Then the wild boar that was raised by people is still called a wild boar?"
Damn, Zhang An doesn’t even know this question. How come this kid can ask it better than Li Yao?
"It should still be a wild boar. After all, the species is still a wild boar."
"Well Zhang An, if you catch them and raise them, won't their parents look for them everywhere?"
"Ah this."
Su Ying is a girl and a Chinese teacher. She has the romance of most fairy tales in her mind.
But her question made everyone who was about to kill the pig laugh.
Seeing everyone laughing so happily, Su Ying thought she had said the wrong thing.
Mr. Huang, who was lighting the fire over there, couldn't help laughing and said to Su Ying:
"Daughter, the mother of this wild boar will not look for them everywhere."
"Why, sir, don't animals in the mountains look for their lost cubs?"
"Because their mothers were beaten to death by Anzi, hahaha."
Mr. Huang couldn't bear it any longer. These two girls were so sweet (meaning innocent and cute).
Only then did Su Ying know why everyone was laughing so happily.
However, Su Ying did not continue to say why she wanted to kill the wild boar.
Although she is from the city, she also knows that the wild boars in the mountains are not a good thing and often harm everyone's crops.
But she was a little curious about how Zhang An hunted wild boars.
However, there were so many people that it was hard for her to continue asking questions, so as not to ask questions that would make everyone laugh later.
Wait until you have free time and ask quietly.
After everyone killed the pig, the meal in the house happened to be ready.
Zhang An had no intention of selling the pork from this pig, and kept it all for himself.
The two uncles also shared the meat with us just now, so there is no rush to unload the meat now. Everyone just washes their hands and goes into the house to eat.
Zhang An's pig-killing rice is different from other people's.
Nowadays, most people serve pig-killing rice with offal or trimmings.
Zhang An's family also uses the best pork in their cooking.
Zhang Jianguo sat at a table with the elderly people in the village, and Wang Fang also sat at a table with women and children in the village.
Zhang An, Chen Ze, Li Hongbin, and several young people from the village sat at the same table, each waiting for his own guests.
"Hey, what is this? It's quite delicious."
Chen Ning picked up a piece of large intestine and ate it, and found that the food had a somewhat chewy texture.
Zhang An didn't know whether he should tell her or not.
She saw Aunt Zhang An just now when she was handling pig intestines in the corner of the room.
Out of curiosity, the girl ran over to take a look, but ended up feeling very sick and nauseous.
After thinking about it, Zhang An smiled mischievously and said, "You finish eating first and then I'll tell you."
After Chen Ning swallowed it, Zhang An said leisurely:
"This is what you went to see Second Aunt handle just now. Are you surprised? Hahaha."
When Chen Ning heard this, she was dumbfounded. She had never eaten this before.
He actually ate something so disgusting just now.
And I even said it was delicious.
Are they really the same thing?
The expression on Chen Ning's face now is as if she had eaten something, and she is particularly troubled.
But I wanted to vomit but couldn't, which made the whole table laugh.
In fact, I don't blame her, she has never eaten it before.
When the second aunt was handling the large intestine just now, she only knew that the thing was disgusting, smelly and looked quite disgusting.
But Aunt Zhang An has her own skills in making large intestine.
This large intestine has been cooked and has no unpleasant smell at all.
It's completely different from the large intestine just taken out of the pig's belly.
So it's normal for Chen Ning not to know.
However, Chen Ning in the back did not hold another piece of large intestine.
On the other hand, others ate quite deliciously.
"Zhang An, are there mushrooms in this dish?"
Chen Ze picked up a piece of bamboo mushroom and asked Zhang An if he thought it was delicious.
"This is called bamboo fungus, which is also a kind of mushroom. Isn't it delicious?"
Today, Zhang An’s used Zhusunton’s pork ribs, and even the soup was very fresh.
"I've never tasted such delicious food before."
While talking, he ate two more pieces.
After everyone finished lunch, several maids from the village helped Wang Fang clean up the food and dishes.
Zhang Jianguo and Lin Youde unloaded the pigs that had just been killed and placed on the table.
"Zhang An, leave me fifty kilograms of this pork. I will take it back when the time comes."
He knew it was wild boar, so he wanted to take some back.
"Okay, you go and see which piece you want, and I'll let them unload it for you."
Zhang An didn't care. This wild boar weighed more than two hundred kilograms and now produced about two hundred kilograms of meat.
I gave Chen Ze fifty kilograms, and I still have more than a hundred kilograms left, which is enough to eat.
If it really doesn't work, it's not impossible to kill another one when the time comes.
Chen Ze looked at it for a long time and directly picked out a whole pig hind leg.
In Zhang An's place, hind leg meat is considered the best pork.
Usually at meat stalls, hind legs are more expensive than front legs.